[RANKINGS] The Baltimore Bays remain the No. 1 team in Soccer America's ranking of the best boys clubs in the country launched in 2004. The Bays, who were also first in 2008 and 2009, outdistanced CASL, which moved up to No. 2, LAFC Cosmos, the Michigan Wolves and PDA. A ... Read the whole story

[MLS] Former Chicago Fire head coach Denis Hamlett is in Los Angeles and will interview for the vacant Chivas USA job Tuesday, a source told Soccer America Monday night. Hamlett has been mentioned in various reports as a candidate for the position, along with Real Salt Lake assistant coach Robin ... Read the whole story

[MLS] The new Houston Dynamo jerseys to be unveiled Tuesday at a press conference will have "Greenstar" emblazoned across the front. According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, a five-year jersey sponsorship deal worth $12.7 million has been brokered by the team and Greenstar Recycling, a waste management and ... Read the whole story

[YOUTH] The U.S. under-18 boys national team coach Mike Matkovic named 20 players who will travel to Tel Aviv Dec. 10-18 for a three-game tournament that will also feature host Israel, Germany and France. Read the whole story

[TELEVISION GUIDE] The four berths up for grabs in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League will be decided this week. Arsenal and Roma are among the high-profile teams that have yet to assure themselves of a spot in the next round. For the complete viewing schedule ... Read the whole story

"My question for them is why should she have to hide her baby? Why should she have to hide anything about her sexuality? I hope we get some answers."-- Sari Lin, captain of the Belmont University women's soccer team, which has lost its coach, Lisa Howe, after she was given the choice by Belmont's athletic department to resign or be terminated because she had revealed to her team that she was having a baby with her same-sex partner. (The Tennessean) ...More